HB1935: State Corporation Commission; election of members, notice, applicant interviews.

Legislative Summary

Election of members to State Corporation Commission; notice; applicant interviews. Requires the General Assembly if in session when a vacancy on the State Corporation Commission will occur or exist to elect a successor within 60 days of receiving notice of such vacancy. The bill requires the General Assembly if not in session when notice of such vacancy is given to elect a successor within 60 days of the commencement of the next regular session of the General Assembly. Additionally, the bill requires any notice of such vacancy to be posted on the official website of the Commission and provides that there shall be at least a 15-day period following the posting of such notice for any interested person to submit an application to the General Assembly. The bill prohibits the Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor and House Committee on Commerce and Energy from interviewing candidates for such vacancy during the 15-day application period following such posting. Lastly, the bill provides that any interview conducted for such vacancy by more than one member of the Senate Committee on Commerce and Labor or House Committee on Commerce and Energy will be open to the public.